Earliest meeting: Monday 5th February 1866
Final meeting: Monday 29th March 1869
The County Clare village of Quin, close to the townland of Ardsollus, is in the southeast of the county and boasts the historic Quin Abbey. In the latter part of the 19th century it held its own series of race meetings, the first of which took place on Monday 5th February 1866. The course was located just half a mile from the village at Creevaghmore and hosted steeplechases and hurdle races. The principal race was the Curraghmore Stakes over a mile and a half which was won by Mr Canny’s Tupsley, gaining the upper hand over Little Poll and Little Girl. Meetings continued for the next 2 years, with the final one taking place on Easter Monday 29th March 1869. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 4 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Maurice O’Connell (Steward) |
| Principal Races |
Creevaghmore Stakes, Curraghmore Stakes, Quin Hunt Plate |
Monday 5th February 1866
The Curraghmore Stakes over 1 ½ miles
1. Tupsley owned by Mr Canny
2. Little Poll owned by Mr Hurley
3. Little Girl owned by Mr MacNamara |
| The final meeting took place on Monday 29th March 1869. |
| Course today |
Half a mile from the village on the Creevaghmore course. |
| If you have photos, postcards, racecards. badges, newspaper cuttings or book references about the old course, or can provide a photo of how the ground on which the old racecourse stood looks today, then email johnwslusar@gmail.com |
Much of the information about this course has been found using internet research and is in the public domain. However, useful research sources have been:-
London Illustrated News
Racing Illustrated 1895-1899
The Sporting & Dramatic Illustrated
Northern Turf History Volumes 1-4 by J.Fairfax-Blakeborough
The Sporting Magazine
A Long Time Gone by Chris Pitt first published in 1996 ISBN 0 900599 89 8
Racing Calendars which were first published in 1727 |
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235 former courses |
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